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Greg and Blessing talk about all the shocking news from NBA 2K21 and what it means for games going forward! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:40 - Housekeeping Samurai Predator streams! Today and tomorrow! 3-5! twitch.tv/kindafunnygames Kinda Funny First Impressions of Hyper Scape is going up on Youtube after KFGD Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:50 - NBA 2K21 Prices Stun Everyone, Nick Summers Engadget 00:32:00 - Iron Man VR Review Round-up 00:41:00 - Microsoft Renews Fable Trademark, Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:44:30 - Sony Buying Leyou? (They Own Splash Damage (most recently Gears Tactics) and Digital Extremes (Warframe)), Bloomberg 00:47:50 - Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito Is In a Game, Eddie @ GameSpot 00:50:33 - There’s a Madden NFL 21 Uprising 00:52:00 - Fallout TV Show? 00:57:50 - Out today 00:58:20 - Do you feel like the XBox Summer Game Fest a good way to handle these demos with no live events? Do you think we will get demos for Halo Infinite or other big triple A games?- BJ Bernardo - Squad Up:LEXI PENCE - http://kindafunny.com/coffee Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Greg

Gary Whitta and Greg run through PlayStation's nine new indies, talk about Xbox's awesome Summer Game Fest demo solution, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:40 - Housekeeping BJ Writes In: With E3 Month now over, I was wondering how you guys felt about it. Was it good having all that news spread out? GAMESCAST @ 2 PM PT Thursday and Friday: PREDATOR STREAMS! 3-5 pm. twitch.tv/kindafunnygames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:31 - PlayStation Indies! 00:39:40 - Crysis Remastered And Its Trailer Delayed, Steven Wright @ GameSpot 00:47:40 - Devolver Digital Showcase Announced 00:52:20 - XBOX SUMMER GAME FEST DEMO FUN TIMES 00:59:20 - Cyberpunk 2077 Ditches Wall Running, Lisa Dahlgren @ Game Reactor 01:00:00 - Out today 01:00:49 - Squad Up: The Nano Biologist - You‘re Wrong 01:12:56 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing

Imran and Blessing talk about new rumors about Xbox Series X and what they could mean for Lockhart. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:05 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed,Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:15 - Xbox Lockhart Intended To Release After Series X (Thurrott/Brad Sams) 00:15:00 - Fortnite Ditches Early Access Label, Slows Development Of Save The World Mode (IGN/Jordan Oloman) 00:23:55 - Nintendo Theme Park in Japan Won’t Open This Summer (Bloomberg/Takashi Mochizuki) 00:27:50 - Andy McNamara Leaves Game Informer After 29 Years 00:30:35 - PSVR Patent Filed For Advertisements Displayed Within The Headset (IGN/Jordan Oloman) 00:37:30 - Discord is rebranding to shift away from gaming (Engadget/Igor Bonifacic) 00:42:30 - Twitch suspends Donald Trump's channel for hateful conduct (GI.biz/Brendan Sinclair) 00:47:30 - Out today 00:49:00 - Reader mail - 00:50:41 - Nintendo gave a formal apology over joy-con drift.However, in 2020 how is this still an issue? - Parker Petrov 00:55:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary

Blessing and Tim talk about new reports on that WB Montreal Harry Potter games. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:38 - Housekeeping TOMORROW MORNING, we’re reacting live to DreamsCom! That’s right, join Greg and me as we react to Media Molecule’s livestream as they look at some of the most exciting Dreams community projects in development and some updates from the Dreams team. That’s taking place tomorrow at 9am Pacific on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames We Have Cool Friends with Laura Bailey is live right after this episode of KFGD. She and Greg talk about her, her career, and her role in The Last of Us Part II. So stay tuned right here on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames or watch & listen later on YouTube.com/KindaFunny or your podcast service of choice. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:28 - WB’s Harry Potter game is still very real and we have more details - Jason Schreier @ Bloomberg 00:18:03 - In light of this, and the numerous gaming industry scandals over the past week, I wondered how you guys feel about the balance of an artist and their art? Does it affect the quality of a great game for you, if someone behind it is known to be problematic? - Best Friends Q:MattDowse 00:23:50 - Looks like Ubisoft is about to reveal a new Battle Royale game - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:32:40 - Dr. Disrespect has been banned on Twitch - Matt Kim @ IGN 00:38:20 - Is Kojima teasing Death Stranding 2? - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:42:35 - Out today 00:44:40 - Brooklinen Reader mail - 00:46:00 - When is the absolute latest they can wait till to reveal the prices? Do you think this game of chicken has hurt either company whether it be with their reputation with fans, financially with pre-orders, or in stocks? - TheSheepWhisper 00:52:38 - In regards to last week's discussion about the Avengers game, could it have been better to be a games as a service that released heroes periodically? While only starting with two or three? Nail down the play style of the first couple, then move on to the others once they're fully fleshed out and feel like how they're supposed to? - Lee Pollero 01:00:00 - Squad Up: Dracon (Smite on all platforms (cross-play ftw)) - In game: DraconxPrime 01:00:49 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Imran and Blessing

Greg and Tim talk about the TLOU2 sales, Microsoft Stores are closing, Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:30 - Housekeeping Monday, we’re taking over GameSpot’s charity stream! Noon on GameSpot.com we’re taking Play For All By Storm and raising money for … Black Lives Matter and Direct Relief Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:08:38 - Suck it, haters -- TLOU2 the fastest-selling first-party PS4 exclusive, Eric Lempel @ PS 00:19:20 - Goodbye Microsoft Stores, Chris Welch @ The Verge 00:38:20 - Avengers Combat Started with Black Widow, Steve Watts @ GameSpot 00:42:50 - Have reviewers already decided that the Avengers game is not going to be great and won't give it a fair shot when it comes out? - Best Friends Q:CJ 00:53:08 - MINECRAFT DUNGEONS: JUNGLE AWAKENS DLC next Week, Steve Watts @ GameSpot 00:55:00 - Out today 00:57:00 - Reader mail - 00:59:50 - Can we talk about the PS4's jet engine fan? - 2038 Pokémon CEO(PC/Xbox/Twitter) 01:03:50 - Squad Up:Cale Dolfincorn -Discord: Dolfincorn#0462 (its case sensitive) Twitter:@dolfincorn Xbox:Dolfincorn You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Monday: Blessing and Tim Tuesday: Imran and Blessing Wednesday: Greg and Gary Thursday: Greg and Blessing Friday: Blessing and Greg

Xbox goes into detail on Series X optimization, you're going swimming in Animal Crossing, and Greg and Bless are stoked for Avengers! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:55 - “Now that we've seen more of what to expect from Avengers, do you think this game will release to similar or more fanfare as Destiny 1 did?” - Blood Wolf Reaper 00:14:35 - Housekeeping TLOU2 Spoilercast with Neil, Ash, and Troy is up. Blessing’s First Impressions of Cyberpunk are up. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed Conner Nolan Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:17:46 - What Does Optimized for Series X Mean? 00:31:57 - “Could Phil Spencer’s confidence give us hope that we will see more first party titles from Microsoft at launch than we will see from Playstation” - Sean Wimbish 00:36:29 - “Can Halo: Infinite be a "Breath of the Wild" and be such an amazing exclusive that it single-handedly wills the launch of the new console to great success?” - IAmTheGame13 00:42:29 - Animal Crossing Updates 00:46:00 - Fallout 76 Lessons Delayed Doom Eternal 00:50:01 - Out today 00:54:56 - Reader mail - 00:56:33 - “Are video games supposed to be fun?” - Anon 01:03:57 - Squad Up: Steven Nelson - Xbox - aBoyInTheWoods 01:04:44 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim

The creative director of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla has stepped down as the video game industry reels from a round of allegations. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:00 - Housekeeping TONIGHT @ 6 pm! TWITCH.TV/SADBOYBARRETT. On my stream tonight I'm raising money for the trevor project and if I hit my goal (which is only $100 because I have a small twitch following), I'm giving away Spongebob on PS4 along with some of the things from the F.U.N. Edition. 9 am Cyberpunk Tomorrow! Twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Blessing will have played, so expect a Gamescast after. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed Conner Nolan Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:45 - Sexual Misconduct Allegations in Games 00:12:27 - “As an ally: What can I do to help?” - The Wrong Shaun 00:26:48 - New Pokemon Game Announced 00:33:00 - Halo Transmission 00:39:00 - SKATE and APEX NUGGETS 00:42:00 - New THPS Skaters 00:43:26 - PlayStation Bug Bounty 00:45:00 - Out today 00:47: 55- Ad Reader mail - 00:49:52 - “I just got done listening to the latest PS I Love You with a question regarding crunch and naughty dog.” - Quiso 00:56:44 - You‘re Wrong 01:00:24 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing

Blessing and Tim talk about Microsoft shutting down Mixer, Facebook buying Ready at Dawn, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:04:30 - Mitch Dyer Calls Out Former IGN Employees 00:08:13 - Microsoft is shutting down Mixer - Brendain Sinclair @ GiBiz 00:21:50 - What do you think are the long term implications of an Xbox-Facebook partnership? - Best Friends Q:Eamon in DC (pronounced a-men) 00:24:48 - We Have an Idea of the 7 EA games coming to Switch over the next year - Jeffy Grubb Grubb @ VentureBeat 00:30:45 - Ghost of Tsushima has gone gold and we have an ESRB description - Cian Maher @ VG247 00:33:10 - Facebook has acquired Ready at Dawn - Brendain Sinclair @ GiBiz 00:42:21 - Marvel’s Avengers confirmed as free upgrade to PS5 - Jordan Sirani @ IGN 00:47:15 - Out today Reader mail - 00:54:54 - If this game holds up from the previous games, will we want a new game from Crash, or go back to remake some classics like Wrath of Cortex or Twinsanity - Zig 00:57:30 - Squad Up: Grayling Thibodeaux(Xbox) - MS 98 Paint 00:58:10 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Gary

Blessing and Fran tackle a HUGE news day and talk about a rumored Suicide Squad game coming from Rocksteady. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:30 - Housekeeping It’s been a busy morning! We’ve had a few live reactions that are now available on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. Tim and I reacted to the Smash Presentation featuring a new Arms character. Tim, Barrett, and IGN’s Jonathon Dornbush reacted to that new trailer for Crash 4. Greg and Andy reacted to today’s Day of The Dev’s stream. AND Barrett’s First Impressions of Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom JUST went live We’re reacting live TOMORROW to the Summer Game Fest stream. That’s at 8am with Greg, Tim, and Blessing! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed Conner Nolan Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:04:02 - Rocksteady is apparently making a Suicide Squad game 00:14:04 - Spongebob Squarepants Battle For Bikini Bottom Rehydrated review roundup 00:26:17 - Nintendo is slowing down on mobile games 00:35:32 - Former Microsoft employee accuses Mixer manager of racist comments - https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sr9idp 00:45:45 - Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time has been Officially Announced 00:47:50 - Min Min is coming to Smash Ultimate 00:49:50 - Out today Reader mail - 00:55:52 - “With the delay of Cyberpunk to November 19th, we now have Cyberpunk in the Jedi Fallen Order release date taking it out of contention for the game awards event…” - Julian - The Gluten Free Gamer 01:01:49 - “What if Nintendo is working on “Mario Kart Ultimate” and is going to release a Mario Kart game with every track ever in a Mario Kart game remastered for the Switch?” - Aidan Dean 01:04:02 - You‘re Wrong 01:06:57 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing & Tim

Blessing and Greg recap EA Play Live 2020 and talk about how far off the new Skate game is. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:20 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:15:00 - EA Play Live Wrap-up - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:16:32 - Why announce a game (presumably) so so far from release? Do you think a new skate game was even on EA's radar before the Tony Hawk remaster was announced to overwhelming support? - Best Friends Q:Evan M 00:39:38 - Do you think we will have to wait an entire year until we see the next round of tent pole EA games? - Best Friends Q:Mavryk 00:43:12 - Crash 4 has leaked - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:47:25 - We’ll soon know more about that new Smash character 00:49:10 - Out today 00:51:50 - Reader mail - 00:52:50 - New Pokemon Snap, a new Skate game, Patapon 2 Remastered. These are games that the Internet and Greg Miller seemingly willed into existence. What game would you like to see the Internet push for next? - GroovyMuse 00:57:00 - Squad Up:The Nano Biologist(Twitch) - twitch.tv/TheNanoBiologist 00:58:00 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Monday: Blessing and Fran Tuesday: Blessing and Tim Wednesday: Greg and Gary (maybe) Thursday: Greg and Blessing Friday: Greg and Tim

Greg and Blessing talk about Cyberpunk falling to November and what it means for next-gen consoles, Spider-Man: Miles Morales details, and more! Time Stamps - 00:03:00 - Housekeeping HUGE day TODAY! Joey and I are streaming for St, Jude during GCX today! Twitch.tv/gcxevent 1-3:45 pm. Hosting on KFG. I’m hosting EA Play TODAY at 4 pm PT, and the boys are live reacting. I have told them NOTHING. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:08:10 - Cyberpunk 2077 DELAYED 00:10:52 - Can we make an educated guess that the Xbox Series X is coming out that day too? - Best Friends Q:B.J. Bumgarner 00:17:10 - How are game previews working with the current state of the world? - Best Friends Q: 2038 Pokémon CEO 00:28:16 - Spider-Man: Miles Morales Deets, Insom’s Brian Horton 00:41:30 - Dornbush got a crash Bandicoot Puzzle, a section is missing… 00:45:10 - The Last of Us Part II Merch Revealed 00:47:00 - Out today 00:53:00 - Reader mail - 00:55:00 - Has the industry shown that E3 is in fact no longer necessary and the scatter shot approach of information makes it so that everyone has equal limelight? - TheSheepWhisper 01:01:58 - DBLOCK DEFENDS HIMSELF 01:03:35 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Greg

Hell has frozen over, and Gary Whitta and Greg have thoughts! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:00 - Housekeeping HUGE day tomorrow! I’m doing GCX tomorrow for St. Jude! Twitch.tv/gcxevent 1-3:45 pm. Hosting on KFG. I’m hosting EA Play at 4 pm PT, and the boys are live reacting. I have told them NOTHING. Humble Bundle: Fight for Racial Justice: Games like Baba Is You, Spelunky, BioShock Remastered, but also… GARY’S ANTHOLOGY!:https://www.humblebundle.com/fight-for-racial-justice-bundle?hmb_source=humble_home&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_1_layout_type_twos_tile_index_1_c_fightforjustice_bundle The Roper Report - 00:08:42 - POKEMON SNAP RETURNS, Kallie Plagge @ GameSpot 00:14:00 - I have to buy a new switch! - Best Friends Q:Dblock 00:34:00 - Female Lombax is playable in Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart 00:40:00 - The KKK is Fucking Dead (in RED DEAD ONLINE), Patricia Hernandez @Polygon 00:43:00 - KFC Philippines Opens in Animal Crossing, Nicolo Manaloto @ Ungeek 00:46:20 - Out today Reader mail - 00:55:52 - For a game that's both as anticipated, and is as narrative driven as TLOU2, do you expect a stronger than normal influx of spoilers and general douchiness surrounding the watching/streaming of the game? 01:06:00 - Squad Up:Mark Freeman(Zoom/Twiiter) - @theindieboy1 01:06:50 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing

Blessing and Imran talk about PAX Australia and PAX West's cancellation along with expectations for DC FanDome. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:08:52 - Housekeeping EA Play is happening Thursday at 4pm pt and we’ll be reacting live to it right here on twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: The Roper Report - 00:11:00 - You’ll have to wait till August for WB game announcements - Stephany Nunneley @ VG247 00:20:05 - Nintendo shadow-dropped a free jump rope game - Jon Porter @ The Verge 00:22:50 - A new Kingdom Hearts game has been announced! - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:26:53 - That Itch.io Bundle raised $8.1m - Mathew Handrahan @ GiBiz 00:31:35 - PAX Australia has been cancelled - Matthew Handrahan @ GiBiz 00:35:45 - Pokemon news is coming tomorrow - @Pokemon Twitter 00:42:00 - Out today 00:42:20 - Ad Reader mail - 00:45:20 - Do you believe Xbox is held to higher standard by the gaming community than Playstation based on how this generation has gone? - Michael S 00:57:24 - Squad Up:Penultimate Conquest(Activision) Sleepertechdub 00:57:50 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Gary

Blessing and Tim talk about reports that AT&T is selling Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Time Stamps - 00:02:00 - Housekeeping Thank you to everyone who watched the Guerrilla Collective this weekend. We teamed up with the Media Indie Exchange to showcase nearly 90 games, and y’all came out to support. Thank you! The finale to Nick’s playthrough of The Last of Us is up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. ALSO up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames is our Core Games Let’s Play where we reveal the winners of the Kinda Funny Game Jam. We Have Cool Friends today is Elizabeth Tulloch, Lois from Superman & Lois on the CW. That’s happening right after this on Twitch and later on Youtube.com/KindaFunny EA Play is happening Thursday at 4pm pt and we’ll be reacting live to it right here on twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:18 - WB Games is up for sale - Rebekah Valentine @ GiBiz 00:21:00 - - Best Friends Q:Krajookee 00:24:30 - Xbox has clarified how exactly Smart Delivery works - blog postXbox has clarified how exactly Smart Delivery works - blog post 00:38:40 - Star Wars: Squadrons has been officially revealed - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:38:42 - Niantic is promoting 1,000 small businesses in Pokemon Go for free for a year - Rebekah Valentine @GiBiz 00:40:35 - Out today 00:43:40 - Ad 00:57:40 - Squad Up: ToiletToads(Discord) ToiletToads#2134 00:58:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Imran

Blessing and Greg sort through the PS5 and The Last of Us Part II review aftermath! Time Stamps - 00:02:55 - Housekeeping Right after this, it’s the Kinda Funny Core Game Jam Results! If you’re watching live, download Core for free ASAP and play games with us at coregames.com! The Kinda Funny Showcase is back, but it’s called the Guerilla Collective! We’ve teamed up with our friends at the Media Indie Exchange to do a three-day showcase featuring nearly 90 games! It all kicks off TOMORROW at it’s NEW START TIME of 9 am PT on twitch! TLOU Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:55 - Miles Morales Spider-Man is an “Expansion and enhancement to the original,” Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:20:52 - PS5 Follow-Ups... 00:29:00 - Do you think it will change colors just like the light on the controllers do? For example- Red when you are low on health, Yellow to indicate when enemies are near by. - Best Friends Q:Dapper Stephen With a PH 00:39:15 - TLOU2 Review Round-Up 00:54:52 - Star Wars Maverick is Star Wars Squadrons? Jeff @ GamesBeat 00:58:07 - NPD for May 2020, Jeffy Grubb-Grubb 01:01:20 - Gods and Monsters Demo Leaks on Stadia, Tom Phillips @ EuroGamer 01:04:15 - EA Squadron stuff 01:04:40 - Out today 01:06:20 - Squad Up:Frankfurtter(PlayStation) - Frankfurtter 01:07:15 - You‘re Wrong This Week’s Hosts: Monday: Blessing and Tim Tuesday: Blessing and Imran Wednesday: Greg and Gary Thursday: Greg and Blessing Friday: Blessing and Greg